Necktie rack



S. C. WAITE NECKTIE RACK Nov. M, 1939.

Filed July 28, 1958 INVENTOR DAN C. WAITE.

V @MM NEYS ATTO SIBRI @uw @m Patented Nov. 14, i939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

This invention relates tonecktie holders, and has for one of its objects the provision of a simplied and improved necktie rack that is adaptable for use in different manners to suit different accommodating conditions. Another object of the invention is to provide arack for neckties which is adapted to support a plurality of neckties thereon in an improved manner. Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear from the claims and from the specification which is exemplary thereof.

In the drawing:

Fig. l is a fragmentary plan View of my necktie rack when mounted in a horizontal position upon a Wall or other supporting surface;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of my necktie rack when mounted in a vertically disposed position upon a wall or other supporting surface;

Fig. 3 is a section, ona larger scale, taken substantially along line III--Il of Fig. 1,through one of the bracket members of the device;

Fig. 4 is a view partly in section and partly in elevation showing the method of connecting structural elements-of the device; and

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective of a structural element of the device.

My invention involves generally the provision of an arm element which is pivotally mounted at one of its ends upon a supporting structure for movement of its opposite endin an arcuate path toward away from the user, and a series of headed pin elements extending laterally from said arm for supporting a plurality of neckties When arranged in looped relation thereon. The arm element of the device may be mounted upon a wall or other supporting sur-1 face in either horizontally or vertically swingable relation for movement away from the wall to give the user ready access to the neckties thereon. When not being serviced, the arm may be swung inwardly toward the Wall to provide a novel locking action for maintaining the neckties thereon against accidental displacement. Certain advantageous details of construction combine to make the device particularly satisfactory in operation, as will be explained hereinafter.

Fig. 1 illustrates in plan view my necktie rack when mounted in horizontally swingable relation upon a vertical wall surface it. The rack comprises an arm member I2 in the form of a bar of wood, metal, or any other suitable substance; and it is provided at one of its ends (Fig. 5) with a vertically disposed opening I4 to receive therein a pin IB for pivotally mounting the arm I2 upon a bracket I'8 which is adapted to be secured against the wall, as by means of screws 20, or any other suitable fastening means. The arm I2 is formed with a series of openings 22 extending therethrough in trans- 5 verse relation relative to the opening I4, for receiving reduced end portions 24 (Fig. 4) of opposed necktie carrying `pins 26. The pinsv 26 may be of rounded or any other sectional form as may be desired, and are provided with en- 10 larged head portions- 28 at their outerhends for' maintaining the neckties against sliding sidewise therefrom. The junctures between the pins 26 and the arm I2 may be of friction fit or glued or any otherI desired form. 15

A secondVA bracket 30 (Figs. 1 and 3) is providedwith an armfr'eceiving opening 32 extending inwardly from a front face portion thereof for sliding reception of the outer swinging end portion ofthe arm I2. The bracket 30 is pro- 20 vided with openings 34 for the reception of screws or the like for securement thereof upon a portion of the wall or other supporting surface opposite the bracket I8 and in such manner that when the arm I2 is swung inwardly toward the wall theopening 325 registers with and receives theextending end portion of the arm I2 in free- Slide ttin-g relation. The bracket 3EI is `counterbored as at 3B throughv the opening 32V to' provide a friction fitting opening for the 30` iriner end portion of aV pin 38 which is attached to thev arm I2 as by being disposed Within an opening 40 therethrough. The pin 38 is preferably provided' with an enlarged head 42 to form a convenient finger piece for the user when 35- swirging the arm' I2 toward and away from supportedrelationl with `respect to 'the bracket 30.

Then'ecktie carrying pins 2t are adapted to receive'necktiesl in draped lrelation thereon in such manner as to be conveniently displayed and secured aganist accidental displacement therefrom by means of the heads 28. When the arm I2 is positioned against the wall I0 as shown in Fig. 1, the inner group of pins 26 are adjacent the wall and an added precaution against accidental displacement of neckties therefrom is automatically provided. It is therefore impossible for the neckties to slide off the pins between the wall and the heads 28 when the arm I2 is in its against the wall position. The 50 friction t of the pin 38 and the opening 3B of the bracket 30 normally maintains the arm I2v in its against the wall position, but the headed end portion of the pin 38 provides convenient means for the grasp of the user when drawing 55 the arm I2 outwardly away from the Wall toward himself whenever he wishes to take a necktie therefrom or to replace it.

This necktie rack is also adaptable for installation in horizontally restricted places, such as between pieces of furniture and adjacent room wall portions, which would not conveniently accommodate installation of the rack in the horizontally swingable mounting arrangement hereinabove described. As illustrated in Fig. 2, the bracket I8 may be mounted horizontally upon the wall surface II),l and the arm I2 pivotally mounted thereon at its end adjacent the opening 40, as by means of the pin I 6 being inserted through the opening 4&1* and the registering pin receiving openings `of the bracket I8. Thus, the arm I2 is arranged to be suspended from the bracket :I8 in downwardly extending relation and swingable in anvertcal plane normal to'the wall I0 and outwardly therefrom about the pin I6 as a center. Under this condition of installationl the necktie carrying pins 26 extend in parallel relation with respect to the wall surface I0 and are adapted to supportneckties thereon in overlapping relation with respect to one another. Thus the neckties lock one another in position upon the rack against accidental displacement therefrom. In connection with this type of vinstallation the nger pin 38 may be inserted in the opening I4 of the arm I2 to extend laterally therefrom toward the user to provide a conveniently disposed inger grip element.

It will be apparent that the bracket I8 may also be mounted in suspended relation from the underneath surface of a horizontally extending supporting element, such as a shelf or the like, and may thus also support the arm I2 for vertically pivotable movement of the type provided for by the mounting arrangement of Fig. 2. Also, it will be understood that the arm I2 may be mounted upon the bracket I8 of` Fig. 1 by means of a pin connection through the opening instead of through the opening I4. Inv such case the pinsv 2B will be disposed vertically, above and below the arm I2, and the upper row of pins will serve to space and maintain neckties draped over the arm I2 against longitudinal movement relative to the arm. f

Thus, a necktie rack device has been provided which is adaptable for use lin a variety of accommodating conditions and which is capable of eifectively supporting neckties thereon inan imv proved manner under different conditions.

Although only one form of the invention `has been shown and described in detail, it is apparent to those skilled in the art that the invention is not so limited but that various changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention or from the scope of the ap pended claims.

I claim:

1. In a necktie rack, an elongate arm carrying a plurality of necktie supporting fingers extending laterally therefrom, a bracket adapted to be mounted upon a wall or other supporting surface in extending relation therefrom and to support said arm at one of its ends thereon in pivotable relation, and a second bracket adapted to be mounted upon said wall or other supporting surface and having a recess therein adapted to receive the other of the ends of said arm in free sliding relation therein, a pin mounted upon and extending through said arm and having an end portion disposed in registry with said recess and an oppositely disposed headed end portion to provide a convenient linger gripping portion, said second mentioned bracket being formed with a second recess in registry with said inwardly extending end portion of said pin and adapted to receive said pin end portion in friction fitting relation.

2. A necktie rack comprising an elongate arm member carrying a plurality of laterally extending necktie holding nger elements thereon and being provided with an elongate opening therethrough adjacent one of its ends and a second elongate opening therethrough adjacent the other of its ends, said first and second mentioned openings having their major axes disposed in intersecting planes, and a bracket for mounting upon asupporting surface and including a pin element adapt-ed to be selectively inserted into either of said openings whereby said arm may be pivotally mounted at either of its ends upon said bracket for swinging movement relative Ito said bracket support with said nger elements being disposed either parallel or normal to said bracket supporting surface.

3. A device for supporting a plurality of neckties comprising a bracket adapted to be mounted upon a supporting surface and including an extending pivot pin element, an elongate arm provided with a series of openings therethrough adapted to accommodate necktie supporting pins, one of said openings at one end of said arm being also adapted to receive said pivot pin for pivotal connection of said arm to said bracket, the others of said openings being parallel to one another and disposed in `a plane intersecting the plane of said one of said openings, one of the other of said openings being located at the opposite end of said arm and being also adapted to receive said pivot pin for pivotal connection of said arm to said bracket in an alternative form of mounting relation.

SHERIDAN C. WAITE. 

